1 week!

Well Matt's been gone for a whole week and it hasn't been so bad! I miss him like crazy but I work a lot and have been finding things to do. Reading, movies, shopping, cleaning, writing and just about anything else I can find to do. I started painting a few months ago and, although I have no talent for it, I really enjoy it. I bought a whole bunch of paints and tonight I am buying my first large canvas. So far I have just used smaller ones. Oh another great thing, FRIENDS! Matt bought me the entire series for Christmas and it's great to have on in the background! Very nice. I know everyone was worried that while Matt was away I would be depressed or something, or go crazy in this house alone but I'm doing good. I can't wait for him to come back but at least I know can make it the rest of the deployment without any worries since people say the first week is the hardest.

He's gone.

Well Matt left today for his 4 month deployment and I think I handled it really well. It sucks no matter how long you're away from the person you love but luckily we have had about a year to prepare for it. Well prepare as much as you can be, let's face it it's hard to be on your own. But I have awesome friends and a great family to help me get through this and Matt went with his 2 best friends so I know he is taken care of. And a bonus my mom has gone through this quite a few times so she really can say "I know how you feel" which is comforting. Like most military wives I am sure I will fall into my routine, gym, work, gym, work. And my brother and sister are coming out in March so that will be great! I just have to make it through the first night alone in a big scary house, after that I'll be okay!

1 year!

Well it has been 1 year since I made the decision to become a vegetarian. It's funny because when I started I think people assumed that it was a phase and I would give it up or forget about it after a few weeks. I can't tell you how many people say, "Oh, you're still doing the whole vegetarian thing?" lol. But here it is a whole year later and I couldn't be happier! I have a whole vegetarian cooking library in my kitchen and am getting more used to reading everything before I buy it which I never did before! I know become veggie isn't for everyone and not everyone believes that it is the right thing to do but I in all honesty I don't think I have made a better decision for my life. I'm healthier then ever before and it feels great to be making a difference for once! So if any of you have any questions about becoming veggie or want some good veggie recipies to try, even if you don't want to become a vegetarian, just ask! Love ya!

My Grandfather

Well on Jan. 5th my grandfather passed away. We knew it was coming and in a way it is better that he is gone and in no more pain. But I'm not here to be sad and pout about his passing. Instead I wanted to think about the wonderful man he was and how none of us will forget the wonderful lessons he passed on. He was really one of those grandparents who would say "When I was your age I walked 10 miles!" and I remember him telling us a story of how he walked miles to wait in a long line just to get bread. Also. he was never afraid to speak his mind, if he thought me and my sister were out of line toward my mom he spoke up. He never let us get away with a thing! But he was incredibly sweet, and would do anything for a laugh. Whenever we were sad he would tilt his hat to the side and make this horribly funny face until we couldn't stop laughing. He really was a wonderful man, great father and perfect grandfather.

My first one.

Well I don't really know what I am going to be writing about in this blog yet, but I am sure I will find something to vent about or share with everyone! But I am mostly making this because people tell me blogging can be therapeutic. And God knows we all need something like that in our lives.